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[[Image:Austria K335-4661.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 335, lot 4661]]

This specimen was lot 4661 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €600 (about US$785 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. Ferdinand II. 1592-1618-1637. 1/4 Reichstaler 1625, Wien. RR Min. Prägeschwäche, sehr schön +.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], Ferdinand II, 1618-37, quarter thaler of 1625, Vienna mint. Rare, slightly weakly struck, very fine or better.)"</blockquote> We have assigned this to KM 506 even tho the example shown here has a completely different reverse. Quarter thalers were also struck in Klagenfurt, Graz and Hall.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 7.05 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 506, Herinek -. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. 
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

''Link to:''
* [[Austria 1624 thaler Dav-3078|1624 thaler, eagle reverse, Vienna mint]]
* [[Austria 1624 thaler Dav-3084|1624 thaler, short bust, Vienna mint]]
* [[Austria 1624 thaler Dav-3085|1624 thaler, half-length bust, Vienna mint]]
* [[Austria 1624 thaler Dav-3092|1624 thaler, St. Pölten mint]]
* [[Austria 1624 2 thaler Dav-3079|1624 double thaler, Vienna mint]]
* [[Austria 1625 1/2 thaler KM-514|1625 half thaler, Vienna mint]]
* [[Austria 1625-IIE thaler Dav-3093|1625-IIE thaler, St. Pölten mint]]
* [[Austria 1625 thaler Dav-3094|1625 thaler, St. Pölten mint]]
* [[Austria 1625 thaler Dav-3106|1625 thaler, Graz mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1625 thaler Dav-3141|1625 thaler, Joachimsthal mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1625 thaler Dav-3136|1625 thaler, Prague mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1625 10 ducats Fr-38|1625 10 ducats, Prague mint]]
* [[Austria 1632 10 kreuzer|1632 10 kreuzer, Hall mint]]
* [[Austria 1632-Hall 1/4 thaler|1632 quarter thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1625]]

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